In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental movements says the protests have made a mark on politics and public discourse. government's decision to approve the request of three Vancouver Island First Nations to temporarily defer old-growth logging across about 2,000 hectares in the Fairy Creek and central Walbran areas, and to the federal Liberals' election pledge to establish a $50-million old-growth fund. Over 800 arrests have been made near Fairy Creek since the injunction came into effect in May. One of the camps occupied by protesters near Fairy Creek is shown in late May. The injunction is set to expire on Sep. 26 and Teal Jones said it has applied for an extension, which the protest group is set to oppose.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2021 20:42 UTC